Ships & Ports
FG sets N1.5tr revenue target for Customs
The Federal Government has given the Nigeria Customs Service a revenue target of N1.5 trillion for year 2020. A spokesman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
Worker dies at Fukuoka Shipbuilding
A shipyard worker has lost his life while working on a newbuilding vessel at the Fukuoka Shipbuilding in Japan. The worker reportedly succumbed to fatal injuries...
Customs gives condition for reopening of land border
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Hameed Ali, on Monday said Nigeria’s land borders with neighbouring Benin and Niger Republics will not...
Nigerians react to the implementation of 7.5% VAT increase
I know the aim of the Federal Government is to raise revenue but the increment of VAT rate from 5 per cent to 7.5 per cent is ill-timed because people are battling with...
Should Customs revert to manual auction of seized vehicles?
Reverting to the old manual method of auctioning seized vehicles is like going back to Egypt, the land of suffering and bondages. It is like taking a step forward and...
NPA moves to tackle congestion at Lagos port
In response to the recent increase in the waiting time of vessels calling at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it had met...
Amaechi, CCECC Chairman inspect rail construction
The Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi on Friday led the Chairman of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Zhao Dimlong and the Managing...
Nigeria is most corrupt country in West Africa
Nigeria has been rated the most corrupt country in West Africa. Transparency International, a global corruption watchdog placed Nigeria 27 out of 100 in TI’s...
